2024 port strike: ILA and USMX have reached a temporary agreement
4 october 2024 в 16:28
The port strike began at midnight on Tuesday, October 1, when dockworkers from the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) expressed concerns about wages and automation. An update has now been revealed by both ILA and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX). So, has the port strike ended?
After the start of the revolutionary strike, ILA President Harold Daggett stated that USMX «caused this strike when it decided to hold foreign owners of ocean carriers, making billions in profits in U.S. ports, but not compensate American ILA dockworkers who do the work that brings them wealth».
«We are prepared to fight as long as it takes, to stay on strike as long as necessary to get the wages and protection from automation that our ILA members deserve», - Daggett said.
USMX stated in a statement this week that they are «committed to negotiating in good faith to address ILA’s demands and USMX concerns».
Find out the latest updates on the 2024 port strike below.
Billionaires in the shipping industry should not be allowed to get even richer by replacing port workers with robots. pic.twitter.com/PbFdg6XwtS
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) October 4, 2024
In a joint statement published on Thursday, October 3, ILA and USMX suspended the strike, reaching a «preliminary» agreement.
«The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. have reached a preliminary agreement on wages and agreed to extend the Master Contract until January 15, 2025, to return to negotiations on all other unresolved issues», - the statement read. «From the effective date, all current actions will be stopped, and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume».
This was the first ILA strike since 1977. It was expected to impact most ports from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast — specifically ports from Texas to Maine.
Dockworkers demanded higher pay and a ban on the use of certain automated equipment.
Harold Daggett, ILA President, led the strike. He has been the union president since 2011. The 78-year-old Daggett was seen on the picket lines this week. According to CNN, Daggett told his ILA colleagues, «If we have to be here for a month or two months, this world will crumble».
The strike was expected to disrupt the flow of popular goods consumed by Americans, including products from grocery stores.
Daggett has supported Republican candidate Donald Trump for many years. In November 2023, Trump invited Daggett to Mar-a-Lago in Florida
After the start of the revolutionary strike, ILA President Harold Daggett stated that USMX «caused this strike when it decided to hold foreign owners of ocean carriers, making billions in profits in U.S. ports, but not compensate American ILA dockworkers who do the work that brings them wealth».
«We are prepared to fight as long as it takes, to stay on strike as long as necessary to get the wages and protection from automation that our ILA members deserve», - Daggett said.
USMX stated in a statement this week that they are «committed to negotiating in good faith to address ILA’s demands and USMX concerns».
Find out the latest updates on the 2024 port strike below.
Billionaires in the shipping industry should not be allowed to get even richer by replacing port workers with robots. pic.twitter.com/PbFdg6XwtS
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) October 4, 2024
In a joint statement published on Thursday, October 3, ILA and USMX suspended the strike, reaching a «preliminary» agreement.
«The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. have reached a preliminary agreement on wages and agreed to extend the Master Contract until January 15, 2025, to return to negotiations on all other unresolved issues», - the statement read. «From the effective date, all current actions will be stopped, and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume».
This was the first ILA strike since 1977. It was expected to impact most ports from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast — specifically ports from Texas to Maine.
Dockworkers demanded higher pay and a ban on the use of certain automated equipment.
Harold Daggett, ILA President, led the strike. He has been the union president since 2011. The 78-year-old Daggett was seen on the picket lines this week. According to CNN, Daggett told his ILA colleagues, «If we have to be here for a month or two months, this world will crumble».
The strike was expected to disrupt the flow of popular goods consumed by Americans, including products from grocery stores.
Daggett has supported Republican candidate Donald Trump for many years. In November 2023, Trump invited Daggett to Mar-a-Lago in Florida
© Puhova Marina
